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PRINCOF appeals to Education Minister to allow teacher trainees to feed themselves starting November 7

The National Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education – Ghana (PRINCOF) is requesting for teacher trainees to start to fund their own feeding...

Teacher Unions divided over appointment of new GES Director

The teacher unions in the country are divided over the suitability of Dr Eric Nkansah as acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES)....

Teachers demand payment of tier-two pensions

The Ghana National association of teachers(GNAT) is worried about the Ghana Education Service's reluctance to promote teachers and members of the association to their...

Govt releases funds for feeding of SHS students

The government, through the Ministry of Education, has released an amount of ₵126,000,000 for feeding students in public Senior High Schools (SHSs) covering non-perishable...

2022 NSMQ winner receives full scholarship from Academic City

A member of the winning 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team from Presbyterian Boys Secondary School, Legon, Austin Afutu, has received and...

Good news for JHS graduates in selection of Senior High Schools

National Coordinator for the Computerised School Selection Placement System (CSSPS), Mark Sasu Mensah, has assured of a smooth selection of schools into Senior High...

Prof Aryeetey wins defamation case against his successor

An Accra High Court on Thursday ruled that Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Immediate Past Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, was liable for...

Stop using GES staff as invigilators, supervisors – WAEC told

The African Education Watch has called on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to cease using staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES) as...

Eduwatch bemoans lack of urgency by Police in prosecuting WASSCE fraud suspects

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) says its efforts in getting the Police to prosecute suspects of examination fraud have not yielded any results a...

NSMQ2022: Watch how Prempeh College returned the trophy

The journey to claiming the coveted trophy of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is one participating schools do not downplay for any...

NSMQ: Meet the man who has been setting chemistry questions since 1993

The cheers, applause and appreciation were just overwhelming in the KNUST Great Hall when the longest-serving National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) chemistry consultant...

Teacher Unions threaten strike on Nov. 4 over new GES DG

The controversy over embattled Director-General (DG) of Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, continues to deepen as four teacher unions threaten to go...

NSMQ 2022: Mother of PRESEC’s Alfred Ken-Nsiah shares touching story

Mother of one of the contestants for the 2022 NSMQ winners, Linda Lartieku-Nsiah, is overwhelmed by her son’s performance in the 2022 National Science...

Presec wins 2022 NSMQ

“We are still ‘seven’ a living God,” the students, old boys and other supporters of Presec chanted as the Legon-based school clinched a record-extending...

UTAG, other public university unions continue strike

Leaders of the four major Labour Unions in public universities in Ghana have announced their strike which began from Monday, October 17 is still...

Kukpum community converts NPP pavilion into school

Residents of Kukpum in the Gushegu Municipality of the Northern Region have been forced to convert the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) pavilion into a...

Education Minister ‘defends’ new GES boss; says he taught Geography in SHS

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said the new acting Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah,...

I dreamt of participating in NSMQ in class 4 – Prempeh College contestant

Lionel Sefa Boakye Yiadom was in class four when he started dreaming of representing Prempeh College at the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). He...

New GES boss pledges to work with all stakeholders

The newly appointed Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, has assured the government of his readiness to work very hard...

Minority backs calls for removal of new GES boss

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority backs call for removal of new GES DG The Minority in Parliament has waded into the controversy surrounding the appointment of Dr...

I won’t reverse free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made it clear that he will not under any circumstances reverse the free Senior High School(SHS) policy. He said those advocating a review were those who...

Concerned teachers support new GES boss

Some concerned teachers in the Ashanti Region have indicated their full support and appreciation towards the nomination of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new...

Post BECE ‘get-together’ banned in Builsa

 The Builsa Traditional Council in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region, has banned all forms of post Basic Education Certificate Examination...

We need to ask questions — NSMQ mistress bemoans absence of girl schools in quarterfinals

Quiz Mistress Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann has bemoaned the poor showing of girls’ schools in the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). She says the...

NSMQ2022: Tough battle ahead for Presec, Prempeh, Adisco, others; see the semi-final fixtures

On Sunday, October 23, nine schools will battle it out for a slot in the finale of the ongoing National Science and Maths Quiz...

NSMQ2022: OWASS ends Volta campaign as KETASCO goes home

Opoku Ware School (OWASS) has ended the campaign of Volta Region schools in the 2022 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) after defeating Keta...

Labour Commission orders university labour unions to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the four major Labour Unions in public universities in Ghana to, with immediate effect, call off the...

Education Ministry hits back at Teacher Unions over new GES boss

The Education Ministry has hit back at teacher unions opposing the appointment of the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). Dr Eric Nkanasah...

Huawei opens application for ‘Seeds for Future 2022’

Huawei Technologies Ghana has opened applications for its global flagship Corporate Social Responsibility Program 'Seeds for the Future 2022', set to commence from October...

It is a political appointment – NAGRAT Prez fires govt over new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has lashed out at the government over the appointment of Dr Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of...

NAGRAT rejects new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed reservations about President Nana Akufo-Addo's new Director-General appointee for the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to...

Prof Opoku-Amankwa reacts to his sack as GES Director-General

The immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has reacted to the termination of his contract. The educationist says he...

100 benefit from MTN Bright Scholarship Reloaded

MTN Ghana Foundation has presented the first batch of scholarship to 100 students under its Bright Scholarship Reloaded scheme.  The first 100 tertiary students received...

2021 Tamale University graduating batch storms school over delay in issuing certificates

The 2021 graduating batch of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has stormed the school to petition the management over delay in the 2021 graduation. The...

Dr. Eric Nkansah appointed Director-General of GES

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). He was the Technical Advisor to the Minister...

PTA sends SoS message to govt over free SHS

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has expressed willingness to augment the government's efforts in the implementation of the free Senior High School...

NAGRAT reacts to GES boss’ dismissal

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says it is worried about President Nana Akufo-Addo’s dismissal of the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service...

CHASS wants return to trimester system

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called for a reversal of the senior high school (SHS) system from the current...

BECE 2022: Pregnant candidate in Kpandai district delivers

One out the 207 candidates writing the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kabonwure D/A JHS Centre in the Kpandai District of the...

Akufo-Addo sacks GES Director-General

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa. His termination was contained in a letter signed by...